Sarah's bedroom in the movie Labyrinth is one of the best examples of set design as environmental storytelling and foreshadowing/backstory in the history of cinema. Everyone knows it is filled with things that you see later in the film, but there's even more that you don't notice at a glance.

Just published a paper on the complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir meme, the decade-old tumblr in-joke that continues to impact the public understanding of the ancient world. Paywalled but email me if you want a copy. 🏺

We have an update on Charlie’s newfound love of printing.

Today's episode is on the Irish mythological figure Cú Chulainn. Join us to experience tragically poetic anal penetration, some universal themes that have compelled humankind of millennia, and the two coolest cows in the universe. queerasfact.podbean.com/e/cu-chulainn/

Same year, same $, same suck In college for engineering, we knew it was only temporary. Roommates who were on their adult lives already, not so much.

The whole article is worth reading, but this about the lower ranked teams got me: "For these teams to get better, they need to be at this level. The most emotion and pure heart I saw the first four days was in this game. Everything mattered and the players skated like it." 1/2

Song of Summer 6x6" Gouache on watercolor paper 🪶 #birdart I love Pacific Wrens, one of my favorite birds. They have such long, LOUD, & complex songs but are no bigger than a ping-pong ball! I tried to paint what they sound like I know each day I'm getting closer to hearing them again 🥰 🌱

Need a bit of a (fun) challenge in the final few days of our ID-a-thon? Help us sort insects! There are over 20 orders of Winged & Once-Winged Insects, but these are 6 that are commonly observed on iNaturalist. Here are a few tips to help you tell the difference: tr.ee/identifyweek5 🪲🦋🐜

A reminder that bringing shitty posts over from That Fascist Site to be performatively angry about them here is a choice you don't have to make! You can just leave them there! There is so much else to be legitimately angry about! You will not lack for content!

The world is getting worse so here is my contribution to trying to help whoever needs it to breathe and slow down I present KITTY PAW

There's a lot going on. Rex is here to hold your hand. With all four of his feet of necessary

Turns out I didn't take many pics on my phone in Minnesota this winter Here's my kid taking her California cousins ice skating

Just remembered going over useful Japanese phrases w/ @sumoyokai.bsky.social where she winced and said that the version of "Where is the bathroom?" I'd chosen had a the country bumpkin connotation of [worst Texas accent] "WHAR'S Y'ALL'S SHITTERS?!?!" As a Texan, she could do it way better than me.

this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)

Keep it up, fellow white women. Use your privilege. The worst this guy can come up with is “smug.” White moms in the streets is their worst nightmare.

Just a little morning timeline cleanse Or cat cleanse at least Rex knows higiene and sharp claws are important before hitting the streets

Please enjoy this timeline cleanse of Zuri Went To Daycare

This thread is evergreen.

The Illinois is one of the good things about living here

Instructional posts about choppers, for people outside of Minneapolis. These mittens are “choppers”. The outer parts are shearling or rawhide, and may come in either soft-tanned or unfinished. The inner mittens are knitted wool, often, for historical habit, striped black and white.

ICE has a new tool to use location data from data brokers to identify the movements of protestors. Please remove your phone's Advertising ID and disable always-on location access forapps that sell your data (most of them). Instructions for Android and iOS from the EFF: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

#TwinCities If you are a citizen and have an violent or harassing encounter with federal agents, do not contact MONARCA, they are flooded with calls. If you are a CITIZEN, fill out this ACLU form instead. I did, for the vehicle assault on me in November. forms.office.com/pages/respon...

In case you need a little sleepy kitty to soften the worst timeline ever…here’s Beans

If you're overwhelmed by everything going on, please-take a break With Venezuela, ICE shooting Renee Good, the threats against Greenland, the extortion of Jerome Powell, America might seem terrifying Take your time. Make sure YOU are OK And remember-there are still a lot of good people in the US

"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?" A list of ideas!

Oh, and a word of advice—BEFORE you get the lumpectomy, tell your surgeon that tattoo ink is picked up by the lymph nodes. Scared the everloving shit out of her, she was convinced it had metastasized and somehow no one had caught it.

Set down empty laundry basket, and a cat appears

Ongoing reminder that we are crossposting as much as we can to Instagram if you'd rather follow over there; it's hot garbage but we are seeing more comprehensive updates on the situation OTG there than we are here, unfortunately

end the ICE age 🪶🙏🏾

Need a little timeline cleanse, so here is Kalinka - we just got done watching her for two weeks and I want her back immediately.

This reminds me of the story that floats around socmed of the quiet bar where the barman ejects a customer for seemingly no reason. Asked by another customer why, he explains the guy was a neo-Nazi (and explains how he can tell) and says if he lets him stay around, all his friends will turn up too.

it is also really quite healthy and fine to be mad that people didn’t show up earlier. your feelings are valid. what comes after them though? can you sit with the hurt a bit? and after that, think. what have you learned in your time here? where can you point people just showing up?

Boaty in the Soo

Just saw a content-theft account reposted by someone here. A tip: if their bio says something like, “if you own the original, DM me,” you can tell they are happy to steal, mislead, and profit off other people’s work (and don’t want to be called out about it in public). Personally, I block on sight.

This shit hits so much harder in places I'm familiar with And it hit pretty hard already All of you who are there (for all values of "there"), know my heart is with you

Listed some shirts on eBay

A common question about alt text is whether or not it's appropriate to mention attributes like race or skin tone. A common response is, "It depends." In this post, Tolu Adegbite explains how race can be relevant and important in providing context. medium.com/shopify-ux/t...

Here are the brands and sizes recalled 👇🏻 this is a serious recall. please check your fridge if you buy these brands.

ILX issues Record Event Report (RER) at Jan 10, 1:28 AM CST ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT SPRINGFIELD IL ON JANUARY 9... via IEMbot Additional Details Here.

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

On this day in 1983, Fraggle Rock debuted on CBC. Filmed in Toronto using primarily a Canadian crew and actors, it aired 96 episodes in five seasons. It won an Emmy and three CableACE Awards. Learn more in my Deep Dive👇 buff.ly/tYjmQxs

Everything you need to keep up with me and the teams at #U18WWC

The stress of *gestures wildly to everything* has taken a toll. Focusing on making beauty or at minimum cute art today. Be good to yourselves.

Y'all. I know we just did world boys juniors to ask the hype ever Please look at Nicole's middle sentence here. Then follow her, read her articles, support VP, and pester your more mainstream hockey journalism sources

2 quick notes - I'm going to try and put in parentheses the school a player is committed to. I'm usually got at this the first few days and then it tapers off, but I'll try! #U18WomensWorlds Be like me and keep this tab open for all those needs: victorypress.org/2026/01/02/2...

None of the federations or the IIHF seems to be posting here so for now I'm posing here and the other site. That's the easiest place to find goal videos. Hate it, thanks. #U18WomensWorlds

I got to talk to Maggie Averill and coach Courtney Kennedy before the tournament began. Here's some of that in a preview for USA Hockey #U18WomensWorlds

skillful news writing www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

New York City icon Scabby the Rat joins the WNBPA outside the NBA store.